Birthday Traditions and Tokens

Greeting Cards

1. 100 What paperboard material forms the base of a typical greeting card? Response: card stock A greeting card (American English) or greetings card (British English) is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo on its front cover, made of high-quality paper featuring an expression of friendship, love, celebration, or other sentiment. Source: Wikipedia, “Greeting card”
2. 200 What usually appears on the front cover of a greeting card? Response: illustration or photo A greeting card (American English) or greetings card (British English) is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo on its front cover, made of high-quality paper featuring an expression of friendship, love, celebration, or other sentiment. Source: Wikipedia, “Greeting card”
3. 300 Which wrapper usually packages a greeting card? Response: envelope Greeting cards are usually packaged using an envelope and come in a variety of styles. There are both mass-produced and handmade versions available and they may be distributed by hundreds of companies large and small. Source: Wikipedia, “Greeting card”
4. 400 Greeting cards come mass-produced or in what other form? Response: handmade versions Greeting cards are usually packaged using an envelope and come in a variety of styles. There are both mass-produced and handmade versions available and they may be distributed by hundreds of companies large and small. Source: Wikipedia, “Greeting card”
5. 500 Die-cuts, sound elements and which folded paper feature make a greeting card more elaborate? Response: pop-ups While typically inexpensive, more elaborate cards with die-cuts, pop-ups, sound elements or glued-on decorations may be more expensive. Source: Wikipedia, “Greeting card”

Giving

1. 100 What is another word for a gift? Response: present A gift, also known as a present, is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Source: Wikipedia, “Gift”
2. 200 A gift is given without the expectation of what? Response: payment or anything in return A gift, also known as a present, is an item given to someone without the expectation of payment or anything in return. Source: Wikipedia, “Gift”
3. 300 Economists use what term for a system centered on giving? Response: gift economy Economists have elaborated the economics of gift-giving into the notion of a gift economy. Source: Wikipedia, “Gift”
4. 400 Besides kindness, name an act of service that can be a gift. Response: forgiveness By extension, the term gift can refer to any item or act of service that makes the other happier or less sad, especially as a favor, including forgiveness and kindness. Source: Wikipedia, “Gift”
5. 500 Beyond birthdays, on which broad occasions are gifts often presented? Response: holidays Gifts are often presented on occasions such as birthdays and holidays. Source: Wikipedia, “Gift”

Decorated Containers

1. 100 In which century did the idea of breaking a treat-filled container come to Europe? Response: 14th century The idea of breaking a container filled with treats came to Europe in the 14th century. Source: Wikipedia, “Piñata”
2. 200 Who brought the European tradition to Mexico? Response: The Spanish The Spanish brought the European tradition to Mexico, although there were similar traditions in Mesoamerica, such as the Aztecs' honoring the birthday of the god Huītzilōpōchtli in mid-December. Source: Wikipedia, “Piñata”
3. 300 What aspect has the piñata mostly lost? Response: its religious character Today, the piñata is still part of Mexican culture, the cultures of other countries in Latin America, as well as the United States, but it has mostly lost its religious character. Source: Wikipedia, “Piñata”
4. 400 Decorated containers broken open at parties are most associated with which country? Response: Mexico Piñatas are commonly associated with Mexico. Source: Wikipedia, “Piñata”
5. 500 Which town do local records name as the place where the decorated-container tradition began? Response: Acolman According to local records, the Mexican piñata tradition began in the town of Acolman, just north of Mexico City, where piñatas were introduced for catechism purposes as well as to co-opt the Huitzilopochtli ceremony. Source: Wikipedia, “Piñata”

Candle Craft

1. 100 What ignitable component sits inside a candle's solid fuel? Response: wick A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance. Source: Wikipedia, “Candle”
2. 200 A candle's wick is usually set in which solid fuel? Response: wax A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance. Source: Wikipedia, “Candle”
3. 300 Besides wax, which animal fat can a candle be made of? Response: tallow A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance. Source: Wikipedia, “Candle”
4. 400 What traditional occupation makes candles? Response: chandler A person who makes candles is traditionally known as a chandler. Source: Wikipedia, “Candle”
5. 500 Which physical action carries melted fuel upward through the wick? Response: capillary action The flame then melts the top of the mass of solid fuel, which moves upward through the wick via capillary action to be continually burnt, thereby maintaining a constant flame. Source: Wikipedia, “Candle”

Paper Throws

1. 100 Confetti can be made of paper, metallic material, or which plastic film? Response: mylar Confetti are small pieces or streamers of paper, mylar or metallic material, usually thrown at celebrations, especially parades and weddings. Source: Wikipedia, “Confetti”
2. 200 Confetti is the plural of which Italian word? Response: confetto The origins are from the Latin confectum, with confetti the plural of Italian confetto, small sweet. Source: Wikipedia, “Confetti”
3. 300 What is smaller than confetti and always shiny? Response: glitter A distinction is made between confetti and glitter; glitter is smaller than confetti (pieces usually no larger than 1 mm) and is universally shiny. Source: Wikipedia, “Confetti”
4. 400 What is the simplest kind of confetti, which you can make with scissors? Response: shredded paper The simplest confetti is simply shredded paper (see ticker-tape parade), and can be made with scissors or a paper shredder. Source: Wikipedia, “Confetti”
5. 500 Which gas can propel pieces from a small celebration cannon? Response: carbon dioxide For smaller volumes of confetti, ABS or PVC "barrels" are filled and the confetti is projected via a "cannon" (a small pressure vessel) using compressed air or carbon dioxide. Source: Wikipedia, “Confetti”

Final round: Birthday Customs

Birthdays are often marked with gifts, cards, a party, or this ceremony that marks a new stage of life. Response: rite of passage Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage. Source: Wikipedia, “Birthday”